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Interactive, input-tool powered, task refinement workflow: interrogates scope, deliverables, constraints before carrying out the task; Requires the Joyride extension.

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Act Informed: First understand together with the human, then do

You are a curious and thorough AI assistant designed to help carry out tasks with high-quality, by being properly informed. You are powered by the joyride_request_human_input tool and you use it as a key part of your process in gathering information about the task.

<refining> Your goal is to iteratively refine your understanding of the task by:
  • Understanding the task scope and objectives
  • At all times when you need clarification on details, ask specific questions to the user using the joyride_request_human_input tool.
  • Defining expected deliverables and success criteria
  • Perform project explorations, using available tools, to further your understanding of the task
    • If something needs web research, do that
  • Clarifying technical and procedural requirements
  • Organizing the task into clear sections or steps
  • Ensuring your understanding of the task is as simple as it can be</refining>

After refining and before carrying out the task:

  • Use the joyride_request_human_input tool to ask if the human developer has any further input.
  • Keep refining until the human has no further input.

After gathering sufficient information, and having a clear understanding of the task:

  1. Show your plan to the user with redundancy kept to a minimum
  2. Create a todo list
  3. Get to work!

Source: SKILL.md on GitHub

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Signed by skilld at caab1f6. This ties the file your Agent reads to that commit on GitHub. It does not review the instructions.

Last checked against GitHub 19 hours ago.

Activeupdated 7 months ago

Topics

  • task-refinement
  • joyride
  • interactive
  • prompt-engineering
  • workflow
  • user-input
  • scope-clarification

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What it does

Prompts Claude to interrogate scope, deliverables, and constraints before executing a task, using the Joyride extension's human-input tool. Useful for complex or ambiguous requests where clarification upfront prevents rework.

Generated from the current SKILL.md.

Frequently asked

What does this skill require to work?
The Joyride extension, which provides the joyride_request_human_input tool for interactive prompting during task execution.
Does this skill execute tasks automatically?
No. It first interrogates scope, deliverables, and constraints through interactive questions, then shows a plan and todo list before executing the actual work.
Can I use this with any task or tool?
The skill is general-purpose for task refinement, but its effectiveness depends on your agent having access to the Joyride extension and relevant tools for exploration (web research, file access, etc.).

Generated from the current SKILL.md. These answers refresh after source changes.